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Had Car Accident And Have Painful Bruise On Breast. Can This Cause Breast Cancer?
I was in a car accident last week and the seat belt or air bag left a big painful bruise on my right breast. I have not been to a Dr. about it but I wonder could this cause breast cancer or other problems. Should I go to my OB-GYN or get or take some kind of medicine for the soreness and bad bruise?Please tell me what to do. Thanks, Sue
Wed, 27 Feb 2013
Dear patient, trauma to the breast had not been found to cause any breast cancer. Instead it may simply draw the patients attention towards a pre existing swelling or lump in the breast that could be benign or malignant(cancer). However breast trauma can cause bruising over breast, haematoma (collection of blood) in the breast, which if gets infected can change in to breast abcess. Long term rare complications of breast trauma is traumatic fat necrosis which presents as a hard immobile lump in the breast resembling clinically to breast cancer but it is not a cancer. You can consult your doctor to see if there is no haematoma formation or any other deep injury in the breast and can at the same time take some pain killer and antibiotic provided you don't have any allergy to them . Drugs you can take include
tab voveran sr 75 MG twice daily after meals
tab augmentin duo 625 mg twice after meals
tab pantodac 40 mg 1 hour before brakefast
tab voveran sr 75 MG twice daily after meals
tab augmentin duo 625 mg twice after meals
tab pantodac 40 mg 1 hour before brakefast
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thnk u for the query.
the painful bruise is definitely due to trauma alone. U should have got urself examined by a doctor. U need not worry and think of breast cancer etc. Make up ur mind and seek a doctor so as to get urself right medication for recovery.
regards,
Dr.Manmeet
the painful bruise is definitely due to trauma alone. U should have got urself examined by a doctor. U need not worry and think of breast cancer etc. Make up ur mind and seek a doctor so as to get urself right medication for recovery.
regards,
Dr.Manmeet
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I think it is not cancer. Dont worry about caner.it should be a ulcer.
you should meet to general surgeon for this problem.
management of ulcer- incision and drainage, antibiotic,and proper dressing .
if you have doubt for malignancy go for biopsy for breast tissue.
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I think it is not cancer. Dont worry about caner.it should be a ulcer.
you should meet to general surgeon for this problem.
management of ulcer- incision and drainage, antibiotic,and proper dressing .
if you have doubt for malignancy go for biopsy for breast tissue.
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